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Hair, Queen Latifah, Reba McEntire, et al. Set for GMA Concert Series

The Broadway company of Hair
(© Joan Marcus)
The Broadway company of Hair
(© Joan Marcus)

Cast members of the musical Hair, currently at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, will perform on Friday, June 26 at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield as part of Good Morning America’s free summer concert series.

The series, which runs May 22-August 21, will also feature appearances by Green Day, Lionel Richie, John Legend, Jonas Brothers, Jamie Foxx, Brad Paisley, Queen Latifah, Kelly Clarskon, and Reba McEntire.

Hair, which is directed by Diane Paulus, with choreography by Karole Armitage, features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado with music by Galt MacDermot. The iconic score includes “Aquarius,” “Let The Sun Shine In,” “Easy To Be Hard,” “Good Morning Starshine,” and the title song. A new original cast recording is due to be released by Ghostlight Records. As recently, announced, the show will launch a national tour during the 2010-2011 season.

The Broadway company includes Sasha Allen, Ato Blankson-Wood, Steel Burkhardt, Jackie Burns, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Allison Case, Gavin Creel, Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, Chasten Harmon, Anthony Hollock, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Kaitlin Kiyan, Andrew Kober, Josh Lamon, Megan Lawrence, Caissie Levy, Nicole Lewis, Ryan Link, John Moauro, Darius Nichols, Brandon Pearson, Paris Remillard, Megan Reinking, Bryce Ryness, Michael James Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Maya Sharpe, Kacie Sheik, Theo Stockman, Will Swenson, and Tommar Wilson.

For more information, visit www.HairBroadway.com.

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